Old school cooking at Durand-Hedden

Old school cooking at Durand-Hedden

It was cold outside but a warm meal was cooking inside the Durand-Hedden House. Margaret Quinn, an open-hearth cooking expert and historical interpreter from Mercer County, was giving a demonstration, illustrating what cooking was like in the 1770s. Quinn, with assistance from Bernadette Rogoff of the Monmouth County Historical Society, gave the demonstration Sunday, Jan. […]

Celebrating Maplewood and rewarding nonprofits

Celebrating Maplewood and rewarding nonprofits

MAPLEWOOD — The Maplewood Foundation, a community foundation dedicated to improving the quality of life of all Maplewood residents, hosted a celebratory gathering this past Friday evening to honor its 2024 grant recipients and begin its fundraising campaign for 2025. The sold-out “Celebrate Maplewood” event, which drew 200 attendees, raised $47,000 through individual donations and […]

Giving blood is lovely at Women’s Club

Giving blood is lovely at Women’s Club

While January is National Blood Donor Month, the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge traditionally has had a blood drive and did Sunday, Jan. 11. The blood was collected by the NY Blood Center and according to Sharon Harms, the chairwoman of the club’s Community Service Department, 67 donors preregistered. She ran the drive with Carmen […]

Fathers conference to be hosted

Fathers conference to be hosted

EAST ORANGE — The City of East Orange will be hosting a Fathers Make A Difference Conference, a collaborative initiative of empowerment, enlightenment and engagement designed to strengthen fathers, families and their communities. “A father’s love is irreplaceable. It is a powerful guiding force that makes a significant impact on the development of a child’s […]

CHS girls fencing takes second place at Santelli

CHS girls fencing takes second place at Santelli

The Columbia High School girls fencing team finished second overall out of 50 schools at the 44th Santelli Championships at Drew University in Madison on Sunday, Jan. 12. Chatham won the team title for the third year in a row. CHS took third place in epee. Seniors Tia Goodson, Dilinna Oraedu and Sarla Iyengar comprised […]

IHS grad is in championship game

IHS grad is in championship game

Irvington High School alumnus Adon Shuler will be playing for the national championship next week. Shuler, a 6-foot, 200-pound sophomore safety, will take the field with the University of Notre Dame football team in the College Football Playoff championship on Monday, Jan. 20, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The seventh-seeded Fighting Irish (14-1 record) […]

Locals playing for the college football national championship

Locals playing for the college football national championship

West Orange native Cody Simon will lead the eighth-seeded Ohio State University Buckeyes (13-2 record) in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday, Jan. 20, against seventh-seeded University of Notre Dame (14-1) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. A 6-foot-2, 235-pound senior linebacker, Simon has been a force […]

Servants House is getting a makeover

Servants House is getting a makeover

Turning Point Community Services is reconfiguring and expanding its Servants House shelter facility. Grants from the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey and the Schumann Fund for New Jersey have enabled the organization to expand its services to include a Clinical and Supportive Services Division, alongside a new Housing Assistance Program. “This will help us make […]